This isn't THAT bumpy, Gagan!

Are you coming along too??

You can easily go over dirt if you don't go super fast, believe me, I've done it before.

Vinster02 went on the last run, and I thought his car was lowered, and with larger wheels?

 

I'm thinkin I need to get in all the gravel/dirt driving I can before I put my bodykit on. So I'll probably hit the dirt this time around.

 

Nah i'm not coming... my car won't be seeing any rallying anymore. Just way to hard to clean.

-Gagan

 

Gagan you big poser- come on out!

I'll be taking folks that don't want to get dirty on the paved roads that bypass the dirt sections.

There are lots of sweet twisties up this way that you should get out and drive on!

Word to all you south bay peeps- there is a whole world out there beyond Mt Hamilton.....

 

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeak........

you ought to lose yer avatar fer that!

 

LOL

my tires won't hold up... they can't even keep the car balanced in the hwy

-Gagan

 

yeah yeah, LOL, what do you have, bicycle tires???

See ya on Tuesday!

 

Geysers and dirt II

From: Armory Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903 To: Santa Rosa
Driving Distance: 251.3 miles Time: 6 hours, 36 minutes

Time Distance Instruction
9:00 AM 0.0 1 Depart Armory Dr, San Rafael, CA 94903 on Armory Dr (South) for 76 yds
9:00 AM 0.1 Turn RIGHT (North) onto Civic Center Dr for 0.8 mi
9:02 AM 0.8 Road name changes to Redwood Hwy for 174 yds
9:03 AM 0.9 Bear LEFT (West) onto Ramp, then immediately bear RIGHT (North) onto US-101 [Redwood Hwy] for 55.0 mi towards US-101 / Santa Rosa
10:03 AM 55.9 Keep RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.3 mi towards CA-128 E / Geyserville
10:04 AM 56.2 Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto Geyserville Ave for 1.0 mi
10:05 AM 57.2 Turn RIGHT (North-East) onto SR-128 for 4.6 mi
10:11 AM 61.8 Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Geysers Rd for 0.6 mi
10:12 AM 62.5 Turn LEFT to stay on Geysers Rd for 1.3 mi
10:15 AM 63.7 2 At 3273 Geysers Rd, Geyserville, CA 95441, stay on Geysers Rd (North-West) for 9.8 mi
10:33 AM 73.6 3 At Geysers Rd, stay on Geysers Rd (North-West) for 11.5 mi
10:53 AM 85.1 4 At Geysers Rd, stay on Geysers Rd (South-West) for 5.3 mi
11:04 AM 90.4 Road name changes to Redwood Hwy [N Redwood Hwy] for 0.9 mi
11:05 AM 91.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto Redwood Hwy for 0.3 mi
11:06 AM 91.6 Bear RIGHT (North) onto US-101 [S HWY-101] for 10.1 mi
11:18 AM 101.6 Turn RIGHT (North) onto US-101 [Redwood Hwy] for 174 yds
11:19 AM 101.7 Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-175 [HWY-175] for 0.2 mi
11:20 AM 101.9 Turn RIGHT (South) onto Local road(s) for 76 yds
11:20 AM 101.9 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) for 43 yds
11:20 AM 101.9 5 At Hopland, return East on Local road(s) for 43 yds
11:20 AM 102.0 Turn LEFT (North) onto Local road(s) for 65 yds
11:21 AM 102.0 Turn RIGHT (East) onto SR-175 [HWY-175] for 0.6 mi
11:22 AM 102.6 Turn LEFT to stay on SR-175 [HWY-175] for 2.1 mi
11:26 AM 104.7 Bear RIGHT (South-East) onto Old Told Rd for 32 yds
11:27 AM 104.7 Road name changes to Old Toll Rd for 0.8 mi
11:28 AM 105.5 Keep STRAIGHT onto Old Toll Rd [Younce Rd] for 1.6 mi
11:31 AM 107.1 6 At 14604 Old Toll Rd, Hopland, CA 95449, stay on Old Toll Rd [Younce Rd] (South) for 5.8 mi
11:42 AM 112.9 7 At 16439 Old Toll Rd, Hopland, CA 95449, stay on Old Toll Rd [Younce Rd] (East) for 0.2 mi
11:43 AM 113.1 Bear LEFT (North-East) onto Adobe Creek Rd for 0.6 mi
11:45 AM 113.6 Keep STRAIGHT onto Higland Springs Rd for 0.1 mi
11:46 AM 113.8 Road name changes to Highland Springs Rd for 1.2 mi
11:49 AM 115.0 Road name changes to Higland Springs Rd for 32 yds
11:49 AM 115.0 Keep LEFT onto Highland Springs Rd for 5.8 mi

 

12:00 PM 120.7 8 At 4661 Highland Springs Rd, Lakeport, CA 95453, stay on Highland Springs Rd (North-West) for 2.9 mi
12:06 PM 123.6 Turn LEFT (West) onto SR-175 [HWY-175] for 1.6 mi
12:07 PM 125.2 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-29 for 7.4 mi
12:15 PM 132.6 At exit Nice Lucerne Cutoff Rd, turn RIGHT onto Ramp for 0.3 mi
12:16 PM 132.9 Turn RIGHT (East) onto Nice Lucerne Cut Off [Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Rd] for 1.1 mi
12:19 PM 134.0 Road name changes to Lakeshore Blvd [Lucerne Cutoff Rd] for 2.0 mi
12:23 PM 136.0 Bear LEFT (North) onto Nice-Lucerne Cutoff Rd, then immediately bear RIGHT (East) onto SR-20 [E HWY-20] for 2.1 mi
12:26 PM 138.1 Turn LEFT (North-East) onto Bartlett Springs Rd for 1.8 mi
12:30 PM 139.9 Road name changes to FR-15N01 [FR-303] for 3.1 mi
12:36 PM 143.0 Road name changes to FR-303 [FR-M12] for 1.3 mi
12:38 PM 144.3 Road name changes to Bartlett Springs Rd for 10 yds
12:39 PM 144.3 Road name changes to FR-303 [FR-M12] for 0.8 mi
12:40 PM 145.1 9 At FR-303, stay on FR-303 [FR-M12] (East) for 7.2 mi
12:53 PM 152.3 Road name changes to Bartlett Springs Rd for 10.5 mi
1:11 PM 162.8 10 At Bartlett Springs Rd, stay on Bartlett Springs Rd (East) for 5.9 mi
1:22 PM 168.7 Keep RIGHT onto Local road(s) for 1.6 mi
1:25 PM 170.3 Bear RIGHT (West) onto Local road(s) for 2.1 mi
1:29 PM 172.4 Bear LEFT (South-East) onto Bartlet Springs Rd for 2.3 mi
1:34 PM 174.7 11 At Bartlet Springs Rd, Williams, CA 95987, turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) for 1.8 mi
1:37 PM 176.4 Bear LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) for 0.9 mi
1:39 PM 177.3 Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) for 0.4 mi
1:40 PM 177.8 Road name changes to Walker Ridge Rd for 0.4 mi
1:41 PM 178.2 Road name changes to Local road(s) for 0.4 mi
1:42 PM 178.5 Road name changes to Walker Ridge Rd for 1.9 mi
1:47 PM 180.4 Road name changes to Bartlet Springs Rd for 1.1 mi
1:49 PM 181.4 Road name changes to Walker Ridge Rd for 98 yds
1:50 PM 181.5 Road name changes to Bartlet Springs Rd for 0.7 mi
1:51 PM 182.2 Turn RIGHT to stay on Bartlet Springs Rd for 0.1 mi
1:52 PM 182.3 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-20 for 12.0 mi
2:07 PM 194.4 Turn LEFT (South) onto SR-53 for 6.0 mi
2:18 PM 200.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-53 [Dam Road Ext] for 0.9 mi
2:20 PM 201.2 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-53 [Old HWY-53] for 0.6 mi
2:22 PM 201.8 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-29 [HWY-29] for 16.9 mi
2:42 PM 218.7 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Western Mine Rd for 2.6 mi
2:47 PM 221.3 12 At 15408 Western Mine Rd, Middletown, CA 95461, stay on Western Mine Rd (West) for 0.4 mi
2:48 PM 221.7 Road name changes to Ida Clayton Rd for 5.0 mi
2:57 PM 226.7 13 At Ida Clayton Rd, stay on Ida Clayton Rd (South) for 3.0 mi
3:02 PM 229.7 Turn LEFT (East) onto SR-128 for 6.4 mi
3:10 PM 236.2 Turn RIGHT (South-West) onto Petrified Forest Rd for 4.7 mi
3:16 PM 240.8 Road name changes to Calistoga Rd for 7.1 mi
3:30 PM 247.9 Turn RIGHT (West) onto SR-12 [Sonoma Hwy] for 2.4 mi
3:34 PM 250.3 Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) for 10 yds
3:34 PM 250.3 Keep STRAIGHT onto SR-12 [Farmers Ln] for 0.4 mi
3:35 PM 250.7 Turn RIGHT (West) onto Sonoma Ave for 0.6 mi
3:36 PM 251.3 Turn LEFT (South) onto Local road(s) for 43 yds
3:36 PM 251.3 14 Arrive Santa Rosa

 

In other words-

Marin Civic Center to Healdsburg on 101,

Geysers road to Cloverdale,

101 to Hopland,

Old Toll Road/ Highland Springs to Clear Lake (18 mi dirt),

Bartlett Springs Road east to Walker Ridge (45 miles unpaved).

20 to 53 to Middletown.

Then returning to Santa Rosa via Western Mine/ Ida Clayton road (about 4-5 miles unpaved) and Petrified Forest Road.

So 3 dirt sections, all of which can be bypassed-

Old Toll/Highland springs alternate is 175 Hopland Grade.

Bartlett Srpings and Walker Ridge can be alternately taken as a circuitous route through the Cobb Mountain/Konocti area of south Clear Lake

And Western Mine/Ida Clayton is just a shortcut from 29/128 through Calistoga

 

Drive on the dirt! Drive on the dirt!

C'mon, if you saw my car, you wouldn't think it ever has touched dirt...fo rillah!

 

6 hours with breaks or withotu breaks?

 

that would depend on how fast you drive now- wouldn't it?

 

Where did you guys break last time, Peter?

 

Hopland, Lakeport, Middletown are all reasoanble places to stop for a bit